The sharks can smell it, you know...

Investigations have been inconclusive as to the leaders behind the New Years attack on Quent

Although Chelliax is still the obvious suspect, Tessa and others have begun to investigate other possibilities

After the discussion, Tessa agreed to fund a Commune with the priestess of Calistria to answer some of the recent questions

The commune gave some interesting information, of particular note:

Sandara Quinn is spying for someone working against the Shackles

She is not aware she is spying

Barnabus Harrigan does not have any currently exploitable weaknesses

Scrying attempts on Haneilius Fitch were successful, and showed that he appeared modest and trustworthy

Abadius 28 -

The newly formed fleet set sail for Ollo to find Haneilius Fitch

Abadius 30 -

Encountered Captain Ducane of the Westwind, Mercenary captain of the Viridian Cartel – the organization that works with the Pirate Lords to negotiate safe trade within the shackles

Abadius 31 -

Discovered the chum filled waters that surround the harbor near Ollo

Docked in Ollo, and quickly realized that this was the darker side of the Shackles

Met with Haneilius Fitch in the “Upper class” section of townQUEST:

Haneilius is interested in finding an ex-associate of his named Vargus Brack on the Brine Banshee. He has the Tibia of Brack, and believes it can be used to track the Banshee via an item called the Ring of the Iron Skull. The ring currently belongs to Captain “Milksop” Morton of the Dryad’s Grave, a free captain under Pirate Lord Avimar Sorrinash.

After some negotiation, Fitch boarded the Storm’s Herald

10% of the Plunder on the Brine Banshee, and one particular Unnamed Item from Vargus Brack

“Milksop” typically patrols between Ollo and The Smoker, so the fleet set sail once again

Calistril 2 -

The Storm’s Herald was attacked during the night by a group of Sahugain and a large Sea Drake

The Sahugain appeared to be targeting a specific section of the bottom hull where the Cyclopian Stela was being held

Towards the end of a very difficult battle, another ship approached and an unknown female voice demanded surrender

A few choice Geyser spells later, Captain “One Boot” and Captain “Tidewater” surrendered the Cyclopian artifact to the newly identified Isabella “Inkskin” Locke and watched her ship the Thresher sail into the night

Ships, Secrets, and Sex

Brandyr visited the lavish house of Lady Cerise Bloodmourne, Pirate Lord and second in command to Tessa Fairwind, but was added to a lengthy list of suitors and sent packing by her crew

Learned that Lady Cerise Bloodmourne is an extremely talented liar, and a notorious womanizer

Met with Lady Cerise Bloodmourne at The Barnacle tavern, with Chomarcky posing as Lavinia Vanderboren

Immediately after the introduction of “Lady Vanderboren”, Cerise flipped the table and led dashed across the nearby rooftops – screaming that she wasn’t going to pay and eventually being convinced that she was drugged

Chomarcky was rendered unconcious by a trap pillar felled by Brandyr, and Cerise negotiated a night with the Bosun for sparing her life

Kuthona 7

Left Quent headed for Beachcomber on Bag Island in search of information about the “Lady’s Sting”

Kuthona 10

Landed in Beachcomber

Sighted a strange darkly colored ship named the “Darkbow” docked in Beachcomber

Found information about a rumored temple of Norgorber somewhere in the Lurker District

Met with a masked halfling named “Slip” in an abandoned warehouse he called the Temple of the Hidden Name; and traded the Vanderboren debt for information about the location of the Lady’s Sting – captured by a group of wreckers following a wizard named Vakarla south of the Rampore IslesQuest Details:

“Slip” is looking for the secrets behind the supernatural speed of a ship named the Brine Banshee

The Brine Banshee is a famous ship that disappeared a few months back after leaving port west of Ollo

It stopped in Quent prior to visiting Ollo

Kuthona 13

Found a strange ship sailing near the Rampore Isles named the “Shining Star”

Determined that the reef was covered in powerful illusions too late, and the Storm’s Herald was trapped